Buckle construction



June 23, 1931. COOPER 1,811,684

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22 awwe'ntoz BORIS C0 0/ 52 Patented June 23, 1931 BORIS COOPER, oFivEwYoRK, N. Y.

BUCKLE oons'rnuor'iolv Application. filed May 27,

This invention relates to buckle construc' tion and in particular to the type of buckle used in ornamenting a dress belt in which the parts of the buckle are attached to the "ends of the belt material.

A particular object of my invention is to provide a simplified construction which provides for the moulding or die casting of the belt buckle part so that the hook and eye portions thereof, which are used to join the belt parts together may be made at the lowest possible cost and with a minimum of time and labor.

A still further object of my invention is to provide in an ornamented buckle which is made by die casting, the features noted and to also provide in such buckle part at the time of the casting, suitable belt holding rings or stirrups.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a belt buckle construction by stamping the parts of the buckle so that the parts thereof may be stamped out or a combination of stamping and soldering. of the 2 parts to the base of the buckle may be provided. 1

With the foregoing and other objects in I view, which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the rear side of a buckle combination, the parts of which have been made by casting.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1 and shows the belt holding mem ber cast integral with the buckle part.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1 and shows how the hook and eye portions of the buckle parts are die cast.

Figure 1 is a view of the rear side of a buckle construction illustrated as a modified form of my invention in which the parts are 1930. "semi 'N 456,084.,

stamped out and certain other ofthe'parts are soldered-to the stamped out portion.

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

. Figure 6 is a plan view of a buckle portion that is stamped to provide on'opposite sides, a tongue and an eye, either of which'may be eliminated according to the use to which the piece is to put. a

Figure 7 is a plan view of apiece of ma-- terial constituting one uckle portion upon which is stamped the tongue, and

-Fligure 8' is a view similar to Figure 7 showing a buckle portion in which an eye has been stamped.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates the eye portion and 6 the hook or tongue portion of a belt buckle combination and as illustrated inFigures 1,2 and 3, the

parts'5 and 6 are preferably die cast and each" of them have cast on the back side thereof, the belt holding ring or loop 7 and the part 5 is cast to provide the overhanging eye portion 8 through the opening f which is arranged to extend the tongue 10 which has been bent" over to provide a hook after the same has been die cast integrally with the member 6-, as illustrated in Figure 3. 7

With this form of construction, a die 'cast member is provided in wvhich any kind of fancy openwork may be provided and the re- Verse face of the buckle part may beprovided with ewel setting, which itis] not believed is necessary toillustrate inasmuch as any formation of the reverse side of the belt-members 5 and 6 may be provided depending upon the shape of the die and the manner in which the buckle parts are to be ornamented. The die casting of the buckle parts provide the integral eye member Sand hook was well as the loop 7 to which the ends of the belt are. sewn or otherwise secured.

v This construction reduces the cost of the buckle and saves time and labor inthe construction thereof; I

In the modified form of my invention illustrated-inFigures 4 and 5, the buckle parts 12 and 13 are employed, which are made of brass or other malleable metal arranged to have their ends 14 turned over to imprison an ornamental glass stone or other facing 15. These members 12 and 13 are punched out to provide the belt holding rings 16. The member 12 is provided with a hook portion 17 which is cut from a separate piece 18 and is soldered or otherwise secured to the member 12. In like manner, the eye portion 19 is also cut from a separate piece and is soldered or otherwise secured to the member 13. In order that the meeting edges of the belt buckle parts 12 and 13 may be hidden in that portion in which the fastening element could otherwise be seen, I employ an ornamental member which may be substantially diamond shape and indicated by the numeral 20 which is secured to either of the members 12 and 13 as at 21 and as illustrated in Figure 5, the member 20 is secured to the'member 12 of the belt buckle combination.

In the further modified forms of my invention illustrated in Figures 6, 7 and 8, it will be noted that in Figure 6, the buckle blank 22 is punched out to provide the tongue 23 and the eye 24: and either the eye or the tongue may be cut off depending upon which edge of the buckle piece is to be used, thus providing for the making of all of the buckle blanks identical and simply shearing oii" either the eye or the tongue to make up 'a buckle combination.

In Figure 7, the buckle member 25 has been stamped out to provide the tongue 26 while in Figure 8, the buckle blank 27 has been stamped out to provide the eye 28 and in this event, the parts 25 and 27 of the buckle com-,

bination may be suitably blanked out in ornamental design or may be subsequently worked upon to form a setting for an ornamental stone.

It is evident therefore, that I have provided a belt buckle combination, the parts of and eye for holding the buckle parts in detachable association.

It is also evident that I have provided a construction which permits rapid make-up of the belt and which provides for the ornamental appearance of the belt buckle part.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

hat I claim is A metallic belt buckle combination cast t9 provide an eye member and a hook memher, said members having the eye and hook portions thereof formed as an integral part of each of said members, and each of said members being also cast to provide integral belt engaging loops, and said eye portion and loops being out of the plane of the member with which they are cast.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 10th day of May A. D. 1930.

BORIS COOPER. [1 s.] 

